Maritz is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Maritz
No. of characters: 6
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Maritz

How popular is Maritz?

Maritz is common in South Africa.

Maritz is ranked 13044 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Maritz bearers increased by 0.5154639 per cent in 2010 US census to 195 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5096 spots and ranked at 93921. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.28 94.33
Hispanic or Latino 5.64 5.15
Maritz is quite popular family name mostly used in South Africa while Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 40509 people have been found who wears Maritz as their family name. Maritz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
615,517 Russia6
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
32,695 Nigeria3
90,215 Germany3
119,730 Brazil3
89,020 Tanzania2
5,217 Zambia2
4,104 South Korea2
1,777 Jersey2
147,165 Czech Republic2
34,572 Israel2
34,681 Norway2
54,135 Philippines2
931 Sierra Leone2
21,529 Singapore2
30,360 Thailand1
1,704,541 India1
25,721 Egypt1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
8,859 Iraq1
10,190 Bahrain1
2,935 Madagascar1
5,916 Mozambique1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
18,969 Wales1
8,181 Botswana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
11,040 Scotland39
52,530 Belgium22
50,826 Zimbabwe19
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,308 Ireland82
16,052 Sweden58
58,064 Canada52
Countries with hundreds of Maritz:
10,307 England618
83,762 United States281
6,581 Switzerland180
18,510 Australia139
6,765 New Zealand109
Countries with thousands of Maritz:
67 Namibia2,849
Countries with ten thousands of Maritz:
162 South Africa35,943
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Maritz Namesakes

  • Gerda Jacoba Aletta Maritz, Charlize Theron's mother
  • Gerda Jacoba Aletta Maritz, Charlize Theron's mother
  • Gerda Jacoba Aletta Maritz, Charlize Theron's mother
  • Gerda Jacoba Aletta Maritz, Charlize Theron's mother
  • Laurette Maritz, Golfer
  • Linette Maritz, Author
  • Loida Maritza Pérez, Author
  • Sari Maritza, Actress
  • Loida Maritza Pérez, Author
  • Francisca Maritza, Tony Tornado's wife

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